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UK imposes sanctions on RSF officers over 'heinous' acts in Sudan

The UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” violence against civilians in the city of El Fasher, but decided not to take any action against their key military and diplomatic backer, the United Arab Emirates, or their chief commander.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Assisted dying MP accuses Lords of trying to sink bill

Members of the House of Lords have proposed \"totally unnecessary\" and \"very cruel\" amendments to the assisted dying bill in an attempt to scupper it, the MP leading the campaign said yesterday.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Police pay £7,500 to woman arrested at Gaza protest

The Metropolitan police have agreed to pay £7,500 in damages to a woman arrested at a Gaza protest for holding up a placard that said: \"Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

My darling clementine

What his and hers dressing really means

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

The owls who went to sea, but not in a beautiful pea-green boat

Two burrowing owls who stowed away on a cruise ship are living the high life at a Spanish resort before returning to the US next month.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Car-share firms ready for London drive as Zipcar leaves Britain

Several car-sharing companies are considering launching or expanding in London, with the imminent closure of Zipcar's UK operation leaving a large gap in the market.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

'Italy's far-right Woodstock'

Meloni's elves help to project power with tinsel and tents

4 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

'Time to pass on the baton': Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate next year

Maria Balshaw is to step down as the director of Tate in 2026, after a challenging nine-year tenure during which she steered the organisation through the Covid-19 pandemic and faced fluctuating attendance figures and financial instability.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Warnings issued over flooding and travel chaos for parts of the UK

Flooding and heavy rain could cause travel chaos in parts of the UK this weekend, and forecasters have warned of the potential “threats to life” from fast-flowing rivers.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Watchdog fines Nationwide £44m for fraud control failings

Nationwide has been fined £44m by the City watchdog over “weak” financial crime controls that culminated in a £27m case of Covid fraud.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

PM to pick new ambassador to Washington at critical stage in US-UK ties

Keir Starmer is poised to choose a new ambassador to Washington from a shortlist of three as relations with the US are tested over Ukraine and Donald Trump’s attacks on European leaders.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Joanna Trollope, bestselling chronicler of domestic life, dies at 82

The novelist Joanna Trollope, whose portrayals of British domestic life made her one of the nation's most widely read authors, has died at the age of 82.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Airstrike by Myanmar's junta kills dozens at hospital in Rakhine

Dozens of people have been killed in a military strike on a hospital in Rakhine state, according to an aid worker, a rebel group, a civilian witness and local media reports, as Myanmar's junta wages a withering offensive before elections set to begin at the end of this month.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Social media Smooth start for Australian under-16 ban but real test is still to come

On the lawns of the prime minister's Kirribilli residence in Sydney, overlooking the harbour, Anthony Albanese said he had never been prouder.

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Reform claims to have bigger membership than Labour

Reform UK has claimed to be the largest political party in Britain, overtaking Labour, whose membership has reportedly fallen below 250,000.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Not too late for peaceful handover by Maduro, says Nobel laureate

Nicolás Maduro's political downfall is inevitable, the Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has claimed, rejecting claims that the dictator's demise would plunge Venezuela into a Syria-style civil war.

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

South Korea exam chief resigns over extremely hard English test

The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned after complaints that an English test he designed was too difficult.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Shocking twist Starmer's TikToks are almost competent, but where's the dork?

The scene opens on the interior of an aeroplane.

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Budget blamed for unexpected fall in GDP as Bank set to cut interest rates

Britain’s economy shrank unexpectedly in October as consumers held back on spending before Rachel Reeves’s budget and car manufacturing struggled to recover from the cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover.

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

'Haphazard' Women's groups critical of abuse plan

Leading organisations have criticised the development of the government's violence against women and girls strategy, calling the process chaotic, haphazard and \"worse than under the Tories\".

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Money hacks Use beans to make meals cheaper and healthier

Beans have it all, according to some of the best-known chefs in the country.

4 min  |

December 13, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Edward Enninful 'I feel like we're less tolerant now than we were in the 90s'

When Edward Enninful was scouted on the tube while travelling through 1990s London, it changed his life.

4 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Mothers' risk of bleeding after birth rises to five-year high

Women's risk of suffering severe bleeding after giving birth has risen to its highest level for five years, prompting fresh concern about NHS maternity care.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

'See you in March!' Is long summer break bad for New Zealand - or a vital birthright?

It sounds idyllic: weeks off work at the warmest time of the year, with relaxation mode kicking in before Christmas and little rush to return to the office until late February.

3 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Charles welcomes 'milestone' as cancer treatment reduced

King Charles has hailed a \"milestone\" in his cancer care and revealed he is to reduce his schedule of treatment in the new year, describing the news as a \"personal blessing\".

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Zhuzh it up all you like – a sandwich will never be proper food

Yeah, I’m gonna say it - stop with the fetishisation of sandwiches already!

4 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Epstein pictures released showing Trump, Clinton and ex-prince Andrew

Democrats published a new tranche of what they called “disturbing” photographs from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein yesterday, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

4 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Man convicted in murder retrial after child testifies

A man who was previously cleared of murdering his wife on the grounds of self-defence was yesterday found guilty after their child came forward with new evidence under double jeopardy rules.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

Image of Star of David with swastika at gig not racist, band claim

The Scottish rock group Primal Scream have defended displaying an image of a swastika inside a Star of David during a London gig, in response to accusations of racism and antisemitism.

1 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

US churches use Nativity scenes to satirise ICE policies

Satirical festive displays mocking Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, portraying the newborn Jesus and his parents, Mary and Joseph, as victims of heavy-handed tactics by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), have appeared in a number of US cities.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025